Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique

Next, Elder Zhou Pengkun from Cutting Dao Peak stepped forward to choose a disciple. He set his sights on a young man who was about twenty years old.

This youth’s Martial Soul was a three-headed Giant Spirit God Martial Soul, also a very rare type of Martial Soul.

“What is your name?” Zhou Pengkun asked.

“Disciple Yang Jian!”

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“Would you be willing to join my Cutting Dao Peak?”

“Disciple is willing.”

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Then, one after another, the peaks began selecting people.

Lin Feng noticed that Sikong Mo’s Martial Soul was also astonishing, being a “Ruishui Martial Soul.” This Martial Soul was terrifying, able to condense a Ruishui River space.

Ruishui River was highly toxic, and anyone enveloped within its space would be afflicted with severe poison.

Sikong Mo was chosen by Five Elements Peak.

Yuzi Zige, who bore a grudge against Tian Zhongdao, possessed a “Rain Martial Soul.” When this “Rain Martial Soul” was deployed, rain poured down in torrents, each drop a sword.

He was chosen by Mist City Peak.

The Shui brothers, Shui Wentao and Shui Wenjie, were respectively chosen by Four Extremes Peak and Supreme Yang Peak.

When it came to Divine Soul Peak, the elder was a beautiful woman.

This beautiful woman, named Ween Hongyun, showed a slight look of surprise as she passed Lin Feng.

“What Martial Soul is this?” Ween Hongyun looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng’s heart skipped a beat; it seemed like Ween Hongyun wanted to choose him. Divine Soul Peak was a peak deeply associated with soul research. In the future, to break through to the Yin Yang Realm, his soul would need to undergo a transformation and manifest mana. Joining Divine Soul Peak seemed like a very good choice.

Lin Feng said, “Disciple’s Martial Soul is a kind of Devouring Martial Soul.”

“Oh? A Devouring Martial Soul? It’s quite a rare Martial Soul. What can it do?”

“It can devour various kinds of energies and can also release a kind of Forbidden Space,” Lin Feng explained.

“This Martial Soul is quite interesting.”

Ween Hongyun smiled and then showed a pensive expression, clearly hesitant.

“How old are you this year?” Ween Hongyun suddenly asked.

“Disciple has reached the age of twenty,” Lin Feng replied.

“I see, not having broken through to the Martial King Realm by the age of twenty means your talent is somewhat lacking.”

Ween Hongyun sighed slightly, passing over Lin Feng to select a disciple who had an Ancient Heavenly Snake Martial Soul.

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Lin Feng felt somewhat helpless and could only continue to wait. He noticed something strange—that after the first round of selections by the nine peaks, the elder from Heavenly Repair Peak did not choose.

“The rumors are indeed true, Heavenly Repair Peak can only take the disciples left over from the other peaks.” Lin Feng shook his head slightly.

The once mighty Heavenly Repair Peak had fallen to such a desolate state, eliciting a feeling of desolation.

As the nine peaks selected round by round, Lin Feng, Tian Zhongdao, and the old drunk were all quite frustrated.

Lin Feng’s cultivation level was only at the Martial General Realm, and he was directly overlooked by these peaks.

Tian Zhongdao’s Martial Soul was a “Saber Martial Soul.”

A Saber Martial Soul, and even a “Kitchen Knife” Martial Soul at that, was too peculiar and not considered a powerful Martial Soul, and thus it was naturally neglected.

As for the old drunkard…

The elders didn’t even bother to give the old drunkard a glance.

Who would choose someone who looked half a step away from the grave?

In the end, the nine peaks had selected the disciples they were satisfied with, and there were still over thirty remaining. Most of these disciples were at the Martial General Realm, and the reason a few cultivators at the Martial King Realm had not been chosen was that they were a bit older, all over thirty, and the elders regarded them as having “average talent.”

“Let’s go.”

The elders of the peaks waved their hands and quickly left with the selected disciples.

Only Lin Feng and the other thirty-some disciples who had not been selected remained in the plaza, along with the Great Elder of the Outer Sect Hall, Zhaang Quan, and Elder Qiao Yunqiu from the Heavenly Repair Peak.

Elder Qiao Yunqiu, who appeared to be around fifty years old, was not particularly gifted in talent. Her advancement to the Yin Yang Realm was entirely due to hard work.

She looked toward Lin Feng and the others with a pleasant expression and said, “The path of cultivation is both long and arduous. As long as everyone works hard, you will surely have a good future ahead. Now, follow me back to Heavenly Repair Peak.”

Elder Qiao Yunqiu seemed quite decent, which somewhat alleviated Lin Feng’s slightly gloomy mood. Since the other peaks had not selected him, joining Heavenly Repair Peak might not be a bad idea—after all, he would still be a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect.

After bidding farewell to Grand Elder Zhaang Quan, Elder Qiao Yunqiu led Lin Feng and the thirty-five others back to the Heavenly Repair Peak.

The Heavenly Repair Peak turned out to be sparsely populated with disciples. In the vast mountain, with some dilapidated halls, one could rarely see the figures of disciples. In comparison to other peaks that housed thousands or even tens of thousands of disciples, Heavenly Repair Peak’s mere few hundred disciples made it quite shabby indeed.

Elder Qiao Yunqiu brought everyone into a grand palace and began, “Now that you are disciples of Heavenly Repair Peak, it’s necessary for me to share some of the sect rules of Azure Cloud Sect. Tomorrow, you new disciples can go to the Outer Disciple Peaks to claim your first sect benefits. Additionally, on the first day of each month and on the fifteenth, you can also claim your sect benefits, which include five hundred low-grade spiritual stones, thirty intermediate spiritual stones, and some Avoiding Grain Talismans among other magic talismans.”

“Yes,” Lin Feng and the others promptly replied.

Elder Qiao Yunqiu nodded and continued, “Our Azure Cloud Sect is a Great Sect that has extremely strict demands on the cultivation of its disciples. Every three months, there is a minor competition among disciples from the Twelve Peaks for exchange and learning, with many rewards given for good performance. Every three years, there is a major competition, with extremely generous rewards. You all are new disciples in the sect, so this time, the sect will remove the minor competition after three months and replace it with a competition among the new disciples. At that time, disciples from the Twelve Peaks will compete, and I hope that during this time you will cultivate diligently so that in the assessment three months from now, you can stand proud for Heavenly Repair Peak.”

“Disciples will certainly cultivate hard and dare not slack off.”

Lin Feng and the others quickly said.

“You may go now, wait outside for a bit, and someone will soon arrange your accommodations,” Elder Qiao Yunqiu instructed.

Lin Feng and others paid their respects to Elder Qiao Yunqiu and then withdrew.

Elder Qiao Yunqiu sighed softly. As in previous years, Heavenly Repair Peak had only received some disciples who were passed over by others.

Thinking of the glory of Heavenly Repair Peak in bygone years compared to its current decline, Elder Qiao Yunqiu felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

“A competition among the Twelve Peaks three months from now? It’s clear that our Heavenly Repair Peak is set to be the last,” one said.

“Alas, how did I end up being a disciple of Heavenly Repair Peak?”

Outside, some people murmured complaints in low voices, looking quite upset. Being the poorest of the Twelve Peaks, Heavenly Repair Peak had lost its strong legacy, was in a sorry state, and no one wished to be its disciple.

Soon, a senior brother arrived and led Lin Feng and others to a courtyard to settle them in.

The next day, the group gathered to go to the Outer Disciple Hall to claim their sect benefits, but they discovered that only ten people remained.

Lin Feng asked with curiosity, “What about the others?”

A frail new disciple replied, “They ran away last night.”

The rest looked quite uncomfortable.

“Let’s go report this to Elder Qiao Yunqiu,” suggested Lin Feng.

Another disciple said, “There’s no need to report. Every time, many disciples recruited by Heavenly Repair Peak run away. Those who don’t run are the ones with no connections outside and plan to continue their cultivation within the peak. This has been going on for many years.”

“The once glorious Heavenly Repair Peak has actually declined to this state,” Lin Feng couldn’t help but sigh. He gathered his emotions and, alongside the others, headed for the Outer Disciple Peaks to claim their sect benefits.